Phenom 2 X4 955 BE

[noggie12]

i have looked around on here for help on OC'ing my cpu. i cant find some of my answers though. for this processor, can i just change the clock speed? or do i have to change voltages and stuff.

i have this heatsink
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185096

i used OCCT to see how high the temps would go under FULL load and the highest it got was 55C. when i am on second life, skype, and mozilla it is only at 43-44C.

is it possible to OC with this cooler and not burn it up?

thank all for help

 

[saint19]

Hi newcomer and welcome to the Tom's hardware forum.

The OC not only depends of the cooler, you also need bear in mind the airflow of your case.

Now, if U want go for 3.8GHz or more, you need change the voltage but if you only want go for 3.6GHz or less, just rise the multiplier until x18.

U can read this to know how OC your 955.